Visiting Hours: 09:00- 19:00 Hours of Ticket Sale: 18:00 Ticket Price: 20 TL.
Hagia Sophia Museum is available everyday for visiting except Mondays. Visiting hours of winter schedule are 09:00-17:00 with the last entrance time of 16:00. Visiting hours of summer schedule are 09:00-19:00 with the last entrance time of 18:00. Directive for Procedures and Principles to be applied at the Entrances of Museums and Historical Sites
Special Days: Hagia Sophia Museum is not available for visiting in the first days of Ramadan and Sacrifice Festivals for half time.
Who can enter for free?
Turkish children and teenagers 18 years old or younger.
Citizens of the Turkish Republic 65 years old or older.
Veterans, spouses and children of martyrs and veterans.
Handicapped citizens of Turkish Republic with one attendant.
Soldiers and non-commissioned officers.
Owners of ICOM, ICOMOS and UNESCO cards.
Owners of Press Card.
Guests and delegations hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Promotion, and their attendants and foreign tour operators
Personnel and pensioners of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and their accompanied spouses and children.
Foreign official guests invited by state institutions and their attendants.
Professional tourist guides carrying a cockade provided by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Owners or managing directors of travel agencies and foreign tour operators and foreign information groups declared to the ministry via the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB).
